Course

Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Laws

Approved Abbreviation: BSocSc/LLB

Western Sydney University Course Code: 2538.1

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 041136M

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2001-2006.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

The law double degree programs permit students to undertake multi-skilling, and offer diverse career paths providing high marketability in multiple areas of expertise. The LLB provides students with professional legal skills including the ability to analyse legal material and understand fundamental legal principles; an understanding of the relationship between law and society; the skills to analyse and solve non-legal problems and specialised study into the Australian legal system.

For information about Honours please see Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry), course code 2501.1 or any later version of course 2501.

Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Study Mode
Five years full-time. Law units are available at Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses. Social science units are available at various campuses (mainly Bankstown and Penrith) depending on the units selected.

Accreditation
Graduates from the Bachelor of Laws are eligible to apply to the Legal Profession Admission Board for admission to legal practice in NSW after undertaking prescribed practical legal training.

Inherent requirements

There are inherent requirements for this course that you must meet in order to complete your course and graduate. Make sure you read and understand the requirements for this course online.

Inherent requirements

Admission

UAI or mature-age entry through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

International applicants should contact International Office for details on admission. Contact information for the International Office is available via their website.

International Office

Course Structure

Qualification for a double degree in law requires the successful completion of 400 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequences for the relevant double degree programs.

Students are eligible to graduate in the associated degree at the end of three years of full-time study, only when they have completed all non-law units plus the eight law units specified in the study sequence as being in the first three years of the relevant double degree.

Alternate Units

Please note that the availability of Bachelor of Laws Alternate Units may vary from year to year. New units may become available and some others discontinued. The most recent version of course 2501 indicates which units are offered in the course. The School will publish information on which units are available in a session.

It may be possible to vary the sequence of units so that students study a greater concentration of either law or their second discipline of study each semester, to minimise travel between campuses and to overcome timetabling problems. Students should speak to their academic advisor as needed.

For details of the social science units required please see Bachelor of Social Science, course code 4503.1 . Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Laws students are required to complete the following social science units:

20 credit point core comprised of 2 x 10 credit point units
40 credit points comprised of 4 x 10 credit point social science foundation units
A specialisation in Social Science of 80-120 credit points (may include the social science foundation credit points referred to above)
No more than 100 credit points may be at 100 level

Note: Instead of the minimum of 80 credit points of elective units required to be completed by Bachelor of Social Science students enrolled in course 4503.1, students in Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Laws, course code 2538.1 are required to complete the eight law units listed in the first three years of the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

Two social science units in selected specialisation

200006

Introduction to Law

Parramatta students

200008

Torts Law

Campbelltown students

200007